My mother's love song

"What's going on? Are you arguing?"

"What's going on? Are we going to fight before the game even starts?"

"Wow! What a big body... This kid will be beaten to death..."

The curious onlookers consciously made room for them, and Rhodes and his group formed a circle with the ghost warrior.

"If you don't plan to line up, I'll leave first."

Rhodes ignored the expectant looks of passers-by and walked towards the empty queue. The girls around him followed him.

"It's exactly as Master said." Musashi said excitedly, his eyes full of admiration.

"You are worthy of being my lord. You are indeed able to predict the future." The ghost girl Hongye also showed an expression of admiration.

The crane in Rhodes' arms also cried out as if in response.

Sei Shonagon was puzzled by their reactions and asked, "What, what did Hikari no Chika say?"

Musashi said, "Master said this morning that someone would definitely come and cause trouble at the venue today! I didn't expect that someone would actually come! So amazing! How did you predict that?"

"Well... being ridiculed before the tournament is a standard plot in trashy novels. Nothing new."

Rhodes answered casually, then continued forward with the queue.

“Asshole…you! Hey, you, you! Don’t ignore me!”

The ghost warrior's overly agitated voice came from behind again.

Because it was too noisy, Rhodes could only turn his head and look at him helplessly.

He saw a giant who was more than half a meter taller than the boy, looking down at him with a fierce aura.

"Humph, you finally looked over here? I thought you were too scared to face me!"

Rhode raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "Sorry, I'm not interested in this weak little fellow."

"What...what did you say!?"

"I said I have no interest in the weak little guy who looks strong on the outside but is actually weak on the inside." Rhodes repeated what he meant.

"Who told you to repeat yourself? I heard what you said!"

The ghost warrior stomped his feet in frustration, causing the ground to shake violently.

"..."

Musashi frowned.

Although this man looks like a funny character, his supernatural power that can shake the earth is real.

After walking on the ground for a while, the Ghost Warrior looked at Rhodes again, ready to find trouble again.

But this time, his eyes were drawn to the small animal the boy was holding in his arms.

Huh? This is...

The ghost warrior frowned and said, "Why are you holding a... Uwa! My eyes!"

Miss Crane flew out from Rhodes' arms and pecked at the ghost warrior's eyes, stopping him from revealing his identity, and then flew back to the boy's arms.

"Don't attack others, Ms. Crane."

Rhodes said as he stroked the white crane, who nodded obediently.

"Come on, apologize to him."

"Jiji!"

"...How dare you fool me!"

The ghost warrior covered his pecked eyes and shouted loudly.

"I can't forgive you... I absolutely can't forgive you... Anyway, my old buttocks injury started to hurt after seeing you...

Damn it, damn it! I’m so pissed off! I can’t wait until the game to get my revenge, I’m going to kill you now!”

The giant warrior raised his arm and punched Rhodes with his sandbag-sized fist.

If you look closely, you can see flames wrapped around the fist.

"My name is Oeyama Rashomon! Remember my terrifying name and go to hell with regret and confess to Shuten!"

Hey, the identity you hid with great difficulty has been completely exposed.

Rhodes stood there indifferently, watching the demonic arm of Ibaraki Douji, who was disguised as a samurai, rapidly approaching his face.

“Ahahahaha! Are you so scared that you can’t move at all? Very good! Beg for mercy! It’s not too late, beg for mercy! Kneel down in front of me and I’ll let you live… Oh, no, I can’t stop my arms at all…!”

then

boom!

With a loud bang, the smoke screen airflow produced by the collision of magic burst out from the center of the venue to the surroundings, stealing everyone's vision.

“Is there anyone dead?!”

"Nothing will happen!"

The screams were endless.

However, after the smoke cleared, what everyone saw was not the young man being knocked away.

The ghost girl Hongye came in front of Rhodes and steadily took the heavy punch containing supreme power with one hand.

"……what?"

Ibaraki Douji stared in amazement as he saw the demon palm that he was so proud of being held in the hand of a weak woman.

The golden pupils behind the mask widened, and after a while, Oeyama Rashomon let out a scream-like sound.

"How is this possible! My right fist was caught by a mere woman!"

Rhodes: "You are a woman yourself."

The ghost girl Hongye narrowed her eyes and made a cold voice.

"You have been speaking rudely to my Lord since a while ago... My patience has almost reached its limit."

The gauntlet wrapped in her open beautiful fingers made a crisp crunching sound and was crushed bit by bit.

"Ouch, it hurts...my arm...why can't I move it! Move, why not? What did you do?!"

Ibaraki Douji screamed and shook her body desperately, but even so her right arm was still firmly held in the hand of the demon girl Momiji.

If we simply compare the physical level [purity] of the demons, Ibaraki Douji might even be above the demon girl Momiji.

But does purity matter?

The contract with the best master has comprehensively improved the abilities of the demon girl Momiji.

The intense exchanges between master and servant every night also keep their bodies full of magic power at all times, so that the demon girl Momiji can surpass Ibaraki Douji in a contest of strength.

The ghost girl Hongye frowned and said, "On behalf of my magnanimous master, I will teach you a lesson. You little devil, reflect on your actions on the ground."

"Wait, wait, stop it."

Ignoring the other party's frightened pleas for mercy, the ghost girl Hongye raised her arms and with a graceful dance-like movement, threw the huge body more than ten meters away.

“Woooaaaaaaaaaah!”

Ibaraki Douji's screams faded into the distance.

...Could it be that I am actually very weak?

This was the last thought in Ibaraki Douji's mind as he flew out.

"Wow... it's really scary."

Looking at the huge pit formed on the ground and the ghost warrior lying in it, smoking and unconscious, Musashi stuck out his tongue with lingering fear: "Fortunately, she didn't participate in the competition."

The ghost girl Hongye turned around calmly and said gently to the boy, "My Lord, the guy who spoke rudely to you has disappeared."

Her stunning face revealed a hint of pride, and it seemed that if she was not appearing in human form, her tail would have been wagging behind her to curry favor with her master.

"Well done, you are worthy of being my red leaf."

Rhode nodded nonchalantly and made a note in his mental ledger to give her a little more magic power tonight.

After this chaotic episode was settled, the preliminaries for the Genji Festival officially began.

First day results.

Rhodes and Musashi easily passed the preliminaries without any suspense.

Although there were many rural contestants with strong martial arts skills in the venue, the opponents that Rhodes and Musashi encountered were all ordinary guys.

Of course, it was impossible for Rhodes himself to use his full strength in such a competition against humans.

He just managed to get through the preliminary rounds.

As for Musashi's opponent, she was not so lucky. Although she was a frivolous girl at ordinary times, she was more serious than anyone else when it came to swords.

Musashi would go all out even when facing weak opponents, and all her opponents were beaten to the point of losing confidence.

"Hey! How could this happen? Am I the only one eliminated?!"

The one who screamed was Sei Shonagon, who was defeated in the first round of the preliminaries as expected.

She looked up at the sky, doubting her life: "... Could it be that I am actually very weak?"

Rhodes patted his disciple on the shoulder and spoke earnestly.

"There is no doubt that you are very weak."

Chapter 656 The First Impart

That evening, the location was at Murasaki Shikibu's residence.

In order to celebrate Rhodes and Musashi's successful breakthrough in the preliminaries, the group planned to hold a small celebration party tonight.

I had already said hello to Xiangzi when I went out in the morning, so she should have prepared the ingredients and dishes in advance during the day. Long live the widow.

It is of course impossible for Rhodes and Musashi to be eliminated in the preliminaries, but if that really happens, the ingredients can be used flexibly and the celebration party can be changed into a reflection meeting. In short, there must be a party tonight no matter what.

In the evening, Rhodes also invited Sei Shonagon, who was eliminated in the first round of the preliminaries.

Obviously, Kiyoko is not the type of girl who would turn down a friend's invitation to karaoke just because she failed an exam.

"I have to go! I absolutely have to go! Of course I have to go! I will go even if I die!"

The lady in charge of atmosphere raised her hands excitedly, and those who didn’t know would have thought it was a birthday party for her.

This leads to a new problem

"Hey... what!? Hikari no Chika is actually living in Murasaki Shikibu Chika's house!!!!!"

Qingzi's eyes widened and she shook the boy in disbelief.

"Is this true? You must be kidding! So the lovely widow at home that Hikari-no-chika keeps talking about is Murasaki Shikibu-chika? You must be kidding! Tell me this isn't true!"

"You're so noisy."

Rhodes sounded impatient, but he felt somewhat proud in his heart.

"Wahaha! I didn't expect that my good friend Murasaki Shikibe-chan would be the guardian of Hikari-chan!"

Qingzi hugged Rod and said seriously, "Ms. Guang, come and call me Sister Nuozi. Here's some New Year's money for you."

"Are Kiyoko and Murasaki Shikibu...Miss Kaori very close?" Musashi asked curiously.

Sei Shonagon dropped Rod and pouted as she replied, "No, I've never met him before."

Everyone: “I’ve never seen this before…”

Everyone once again had a deep understanding of Sei Shonagon's outgoing nature.

Kiyoko: "We've never met but this must be some kind of fate. It's a small world!"

Rhodes: "The logic is totally inconsistent. The world is big, but Japan and your head are small."

Miss He: “Chichi!”

"Ahem. I haven't seen it, but I can feel it~"

Kiyoko puffed out her chest with a smug look on her face and said, “If I had to guess, Murasaki Shikibu-chan would be a quiet girl with gorgeous black hair, or something like that.